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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Surely the HSE would have access and would be able to tell Dr. Scally that all the contracts and everything had been handed over.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Dr. Scally does not know yet, however.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the dates and meetings he or his officials have had with An Garda Síochána regarding concerns he or his officials have regarding the statistics and-or information An Garda Síochána has been providing to the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41632/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of foreign company visits per region in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the volume of visits in each region by location; if those locations were privately owned or State owned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41605/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: There is a report today in The Times, Ireland edition, by Sean McCarthy who has done some good work on this through freedom of information. Under circular 11/15 Bord na gCon as the seller, being a State body, was obliged to go to the Valuation Office. It went to Savills, a private valuation company instead. It never went to the Valuation Office. My first question is why did it breach that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: It is a full-time job in its own right.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: I wish to make a tiny point. I agree with what members are saying. I think it needs to be a separate session. This is a symbolic issue, however, given what is going on and what people are saying here and how we can actually do our job. There is the Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Bord na gCon, the Department of Housing, Planning and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Okay, but my point is-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: -----we should do this separately but we need all five in some capacity to make this jigsaw come together.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: What Deputy Marc MacSharry said was totally accurate. It is crazy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Can we make suggestions?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: The Valuation Office and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government are also involved.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Yes. I support the previous speakers. First, the obvious question is where is the report so let us find that out. Second, I agree with the previous speaker that, potentially, we have to bring the individual back in here again. That could be a way of dealing with some issues. Third, there is a more generic issue of principle. I have been down the road where issues were brought up...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: I have not seen anyone across any of the people who come here regularly, because I cannot account for the ones who do not come here. Maybe they are not turning up for different reasons but I have no idea. For those of us who are here regularly, I have not seen anyone shy away and that means we are doing our job. Where there is a case in which Accounting Officers, dare I say it, or others...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is obvious.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: There is no way we will get to it in October.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Graham Love will be in here next week. I look forward to it - I cannot wait - but the Department of Education and Skills genuinely cannot wait. There has been a lot of media reports about his resignation letter and the reason for the resignation. Thankfully he will come in here before he leaves the role. A copy of that resignation letter is paramount to our discussions. The letter has...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: Can I declare something?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: I used to work there.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Alan Kelly: I was once upon a time in Bord Fáilte and Fáilte Ireland. Can Mr. McCarthy explain the non-compliance with FRS 102?